11886690

System and Method for Content Selection

PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
InventorsJoe Y. Fong
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
16 claims

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2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the left region comprises a shaded area.

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3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the left region is displayed using a first color palette and the right region is displayed using a different second color palette.

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6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of items of content comprises a scheduled item of content, and wherein the left region of a corresponding selectable image represents a portion of the scheduled item of content scheduled for the past.

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7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the point in progress comprises a location currently accessed within the corresponding one of the plurality of items of content.

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8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of selectable images comprises an image from a corresponding one of the plurality of items of content.

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13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the selectable images further comprises a progress indicator between the left region and the right region and between an upper boundary of the left region and an upper boundary of the right region.

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17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second region is rectangular in shape.

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19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the corresponding one of the plurality of media items comprises a media item currently in progress, and wherein the left region represents progress of a portion of the media item from a start time to a current time.

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25. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein the left region comprises a shaded area.

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26. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein the left region is displayed using a first color palette and the right region is displayed using a different second color palette.

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29. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein one or more of the plurality of items of content comprises a scheduled item of content, and wherein the left region of a corresponding selectable image represents a portion of the scheduled item of content scheduled for the past.

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30. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein the point in progress comprises a location currently accessed within the corresponding one of the plurality of items of content.

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31. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein each of the plurality of selectable images comprises an image from a corresponding one of the plurality of items of content.

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36. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 24, wherein the at least one of the selectable images further comprises a progress indicator between the left region and the right region and between an upper boundary of the left region and an upper boundary of the right region.

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40. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 37, wherein the second region is rectangular in shape.

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42. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 41, wherein the corresponding one of the plurality of media items comprises a media item currently in progress, and wherein the left region represents progress of a portion of the media item from a start time to a current time.

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January 30, 2024

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Joe Y. Fong

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